Parra put into fire immediately after layoff

MIAMI – Manager Bryan Price said the ideal situation for Manny Parra to make his first appearance in nearly two weeks would have been with a four- or five-run lead. Instead, he had the left-hander make his first appearance since July 20 in the eighth inning of Saturday's game against the Marlins in a tie game with a pinch-hitter and then the top of the lineup scheduled to bat.

Even worse, Price was pretty sure the Marlins would send up Donavan Solano to pinch-hit as soon as Parra was announced since Solano entered the game 2-for-4 with two doubles in his career against Parra. Solano did pinch-hit, but Parra struck him out. He then got the next batter, leadoff man Christian Yelich, to ground out before left-hander Jordany Valdespin recorded his first base hit of the season off of a left-hander with a bunt single off of Parra.

At that point, Price got Parra, who had been bothered by back spasms, out of the game. But Parra did his job and Diaz then did his to keep the game tied.

"It's interesting, you go out there after that long and wonder – it's a big situation, so I wasn't thinking about (my back)," Parra said. "I was pretty happy with it."

So too was Price.

"(Parra) comes in there and makes some great pitches to get (Solano) out," Price said. "For almost two weeks of inactivity. It's not like he's been able to go out there and throw bullpens and keep his delivery in shape. It was a very impressive outing."

RUNNING REDLEGS: The Reds stole three bases in the first four innings on Sunday and were caught stealing once.

Todd Frazier was caught stealing to end the first inning when he guessed wrong on Jacob Turner's first move and was thrown out.

However, the rest of the Reds' three stolen bases attempts were successful –starting with Billy Hamilton's 43rd stolen base of the season in the third, followed by Jay Bruce's 10th of the season in that same inning. Both scored that inning, as did Kristopher Negron in the fourth after stealing second.

The Reds have 92 stolen bases, the second-most in the National League behind the Dodgers, who entered Sunday's game with 99 steals.

Hamilton's second in the National League to the Dodgers' Dee Gordon, who leads the league with 51 steals.